Nashville Predators beat San Jose Sharks in Prague season opener

The Nashville Predators opened the 2022-23 NHL season with a 4-1 win against the San Jose Sharks at Prague’s O2 Arena on Friday in the first of two games of the NGL Global Series.

The Predator’s new additions, Nino Niederreiter and Kiefer Sherwood, scored two of the winning goals, while the Prague-born Sharks forward Tomáš Hertl provided the only offense for his team.

The Global Series is an annual event, which sees NHL regular season games played oustide of North America. It has returned to Europe after a two-year break caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.

The second game of the series takes place on Saturday.